Are Multi media cards then same as SD cards

[slowly slowly]

I`v got an Orange SPV M500 phone and i bought a 256 multi media card 7 months ago, someone on e bay as some 4GB mm cards for sale at £56 he advises that you check first whether they fit, so i contacted Orange and they said the card i need is a sd card.

I could not get her to say that mm cards and sd cards are the same, i am using a mm card so i know it works but why did she say i need a sd card?.

Are there the same?



I suppose i`ll have to ring them again, am i missing something?

[Parrot of Doom]

No, they're not the same.

Best place is www.expansys.com , they're very good indeedy. Some of the cards will be labelled as specifically compatible with certain mobile phones.

Edited by Parrot of Doom on Tuesday 11th July 19:14

[Platinum]

SD cards are slightly larger (I think?) and have a write protect switch. MM cards will work in SD slots.

[Parrot of Doom]

BTW the best way to find out what card it needs is to read the manual, or just google your phone for reviews.

[angrys3owner]

Get whatever you need from here and save some money - www.valueflash.co.uk site's not great but cheap and delivery is pretty good.

[sheepy]

Stupid thing is, the bit we put on the processor chip in the phone is identical (it's an mmc/sd reader ), but the mechanicals are different. Which one the phone maker uses is down to them.

I am aware that this post is not really much help

[benyeats]

An MMC card will work in an SD enabled device but not necessarily vice versa. MMC is a subset of SD without the pins for the S bit of SD. Depends if you want to store protected content or not I think.

Ben

[greenlandy]

Platinum said:

SD cards are slightly larger (I think?) and have a write protect switch. MM cards will work in SD slots.

Correct SD cards are bigger but the M5000 will take MM and SD where as say a nokia 6230 will only take MM.

[sheepy]

benyeats said:

An MMC card will work in an SD enabled device but not necessarily vice versa. MMC is a subset of SD without the pins for the S bit of SD. Depends if you want to store protected content or not I think.

Ben

*cough* Comes down to whether the manufacturer wants to buy the SD license or not

[DucatiGary]

SD has a faster transfer rate than MMC (checked it out the first time I bought a PDA)

ill get me coat

[ferlin]

you must be mistaken to find a 4GB mmc card for £56.I dont think that they are available in that size.
Sounds more like a 1 or 2gb

[J_S_G]

www.mobymemory.com/

Both relatively cheap and tells you what phones are compatible.

[slowly slowly]

ferlin said:

you must be mistaken to find a 4GB mmc card for £56.I dont think that they are available in that size.
Sounds more like a 1 or 2gb

It does sound very cheap but maybe i should be looking for a SD card.


http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dl

[ferlin]

Yes it is a 4gb! but be careful because that user is USA registered which is a bit of a gamble.
I can recommend mobymemory as I have used them several times also the 7day shop are competitive but not so fast at delivering. Mobymemory will have a card to your door within a day or two.